Where To Stream NOVA Season 40 Episode 13
Meteor Strike
- Aired March 27, 2013
- 60 Min
- Rated 8.0
- Number 134 Of 294 Rated Episodes
A blinding flash of light streaked across the Russian sky, followed by a shuddering blast strong enough to damage buildings and send more than 1,000 people to the hospital. On the morning of February 15, 2013, a 7,000-ton asteroid crashed into the Earth's atmosphere. According to NASA, the Siberian meteor exploded with the power of 30 Hiroshima bombs and was the largest object to burst in the atmosphere since the Tunguska event of 1908, which was also in Siberia and left few eyewitnesses or...